Landscapes
Various vistas that caught my special attention.
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The falls at the Loup of Fintry
The Falls of Falloch
The woods outside Callander
The lonely tree
Sunset over Millarochy Bay
Bracklinn Falls
The Lodge on the Castle Leslie Estate
The grave of Cmd William King and his wife, Anita Leslie.
The castle on the Castle Leslie Estate
The eastern part of "The Green Lake" (Glaslough) on the Castle Leslie Estate
Belvedere House, (circa 1740), on the shores of Lough Ennell
The shore of Lough Ennell on the Belvedere Estate
The 'Jealous Wall' on the Belvedere Estate.
A Gothic arch on the Belvedere Estate, designed by Thomas Wash.
An octagonal gazebo on the Belvedere Estate, built around 1760.
A closer view of the Gothic Arch on the Belvedere Estate, which was designed by Thomas Walsh
A water nymph in the shaded fairy garden on the Belvedere Estate
A statue of a girl bathing with a sea shell in the ornamental pool within the walled garden of Belvedere House
A view into the Victorian and walled garden at Belvedere House
A portion of the boardwalk around Lough Eske
Just above the waterline, the boardwalk at Lough Eske
A heavy shower moving over Harvey's Point on Lough Eske
Early morning mist around the Macgillycuddy' Reeks
Torc Waterfall
The forest below Torc Waterfall
Muckross Lake, with the Macgillycudd's Reeks in the background
Calm waters on Muckross Lake
A calm day on Muckross Lake
A nice March day
Storm Dennis crashing onto Strandhill
An angry sea in the midst of Storm Dennis
Spindrift a plenty off the coast of Co. Sligo during Storm Dennis
Frozen Tjornin Lake
Local church at Frikirkjan
Frikirkjuvegur Road into the city
The larger hot spring
A general view of the geothermal area
Post eruption of larger hot spring
Low mid-day winter sun
Snow fields east of Reykjavik
Snowy landscape
Late evening over the harbour
Glencar Waterfall
Late afternoon at Glencar Lake
Looking across Lough Eske
Moonlight over Dublin Bay
Heavy breakers offshore
Waves breaking off Georges Head and Byrne's Cove
The Italian Chapel, built by the Italian POW's during WW2
Interior of the Italian Chapel
The harbour (known as Hamnavoe), looking towards Stromness
Stromness port
Each house has its own pier from which merchants would trade with passing ships
Houses leading down to the harbour at Stromness
A typical street scene in Stromness
A sloping street view in Stromness
A view across the West Mainland from the Ring of Brodgar standing stones
Some of the remaining 27 standing stones of which there were originally 60.
A closer view of a standing stone, note its layered structure
The ruins of the The Earl's Palace, built in the late 16th century by Robert Stewart, Earl of Orkney
The Brough of Birsay, a Pictish settlement on a small tidal island
The Cliffs of Moher
A section of The Cliffs of Moher
Looking west from The Cliffs of Moher
The Branaunmore sea stack at the Cliffs of Moher
A closer view of the sheer cliffs
A panoramic view of the cliffs
Another view of the cliffs with a nice cloud formation
Cormorants and guillemots on the rocks at the base of the cliffs
Rows of nesting gulls, on the cliff face
Lines of guillemots and gulls on the cliff edge
A close up of the birds on the cliff edge
A relief view of The Cliffs of Moher
Where the cliffs slope down to the sea
A nice sky over The Cliffs of Moher
A sweeping view of the cliffs
Heading back to Doolin from photographing the cliffs
A nice summer sky off Doolin
Ben Bulbin mountain, taken from Doorly Park
The reeds on the Garavogue River
Trees and reflections
The bank of the Garavogue River
Looking north over Lough Eske at first light
Reflections on the lake
Primeval forest perhaps?
Forests early light
First forest light
Light breaking through the forest
Breakers off Bundoran
Traffic heading downtown to Orlando
An early autumn country view
Sunlight through the trees
Powerscourt Waterfall
Entry into the Clare Glens
Section of the Clare River
Downstream on the Clare River
A small section of the falls on the Clare River
Clare River
A waterfall in the Clare Glens
The Clare River
The Clare Falls
A path through the trees
Benbulbin viewed from Glencar
The Devil's Chimney
Glencar waterfall viewed from a higher vantage point
Tullynally Castle
Fidra Lighthouse (1885) beyond the breakers
Gullane, beyond the spindrift
The Lake District
A wier in Ambleside
A showery day on Ullswater
A stream flowing into Lake Windermere
Rounding the curve on Ullswater
Rain clouds over Ullswater
A respite from the rain
Early morning over Tucson, AZ
Rain clouds gathering over the Sierra Blanca, NM, USA
A fishing trawler heading home, mobbed by gull's
The Old Head of Kinsale
Late evening over Clonakilty Bay
The reeds on Lough Eske
An evening vista over the lake
Nature takes possession
Glenveagh Castle
The sun on Lough Beagh, taken from the castle
Rossan Point, taken over Malin Bay
Part of the 'falls' at Ennistymon
The 'falls' at Ennistymon
"Ladies View"
Looking towards Killarney
Looscaunagh Lough
The Sheen Falls at night
The Macgillycuddy's Reeks
The Sheen Falls
Westport
Westport Bay from Kilsallagh
Doo Lough Pass
Killary Harbour
Clare Island, beyond the breakers
Lake shore at sunset
A wild autumn evening
A cumulus cap on the isle
The Cairngorms at dusk
Harveys Point, Lough Eske
Tuskar Rock Lighthouse
Early evening moon
Dawn over Lough Eske
Dawn creeps closer
Dawn on a still March day
Early morning over the lake
Reeds lit by early morning sun
Ghostly trees!
The early morning mist is rising
Mirror, mirror on the lake...!
A good vantage point.
A small cove between the cliff's
Leaving harbour on ferry for Delaware
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
George Washington close up
A cloudy day over the lake
A cumulus poodle
A perfect summers day!
Almost tropical!
A misty day on the river
Autumn by the river
Zabriskie Point in Death Valley
A view of the Big Sur, Highway 1, heading towards Monterey.
Heading towards Death Valley, with the Black Mountains in the background
The Alcratraz prison island
San Francisco taken from Alcatraz Prison
Bodie, a ghost gold mining town, deserted since 1940.
Main Street, Bodie, a ghost gold mining town, deserted since 1940.
Bodie, a ghost gold mining town, deserted since 1940.
Bodie, a ghost gold mining town, deserted since 1940.
Loon Mountain in the snow
Rainbow over Dublin
Evening forest shades
Lough Eske Castle
Lough Eske Castle, at night
Salmon fountain sculpture, taken from within Lough Eske Castle
